Chapter 1373: The Transformation of the Library

Although he had some complaints about the Zhang family, he was not the type to make unreasonable trouble. As long as the other party's character was acceptable and not too despicable, he would not go too far.

If they were truly like Zhang Chun, shameless and lusting after something beyond their reach, then sorry, he would not be polite.

If he didn't make them doubt their own existence, he wouldn't be called Zhang Xuan.

"What did you mean by 'Holy Son' just now?"

Having made his decision, he looked over in confusion.

"The Holy Son Hall encompasses multiple professions. If, in one profession, you can surpass all others of the same strength and become the undisputed number one, you can obtain the honor of 'Holy Son.' Moreover, this is not just an honor; it is a symbol of status and identity. Once you become a Holy Son, you become the undisputed representative of the students in that profession within the Holy Son Hall, the senior brother to all!"

Seeing that he didn't understand, Luo Xuanqing explained, "This Zhang Feng succeeded by awakening the guardian stone statue that represents the Holy Son's identity and making it move a full seven steps, breaking the guild's 3,000-year record."

"Stone statue?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

Awakening a stone statue should be very simple, right? After all, he had once successfully awakened the entire guild.

"Once you see it with your own eyes, you'll understand the difficulty!"

Seeing his dismissive attitude, Luo Xuanqing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

A powerful awakener might not find it difficult to awaken a stone statue, but awakening a guardian stone statue was not so easy. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that only Zhang Feng had succeeded in 3,000 years.

The Spirit Awakening Guild was also in the Hall of Wisdom, and it didn't take long to walk there.

Standing before the guild's main gate, looking at the so-called guardian stone statue, Zhang Xuan finally understood why the other had spoken that way.

It was over ten zhang tall and six or seven zhang wide, standing on the spot like a towering edifice, carved from some unknown rock, pitch-black all over, as if it could absorb others' thoughts, making it hard for the flame of spirit awakening to burn.

"This... indeed isn't easy."

After sensing it, Zhang Xuan's expression turned grave.

Even if he wanted to awaken this stone statue, it would likely take a very long time and consume immense effort.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that the material was special, not easily imbued with spirituality, and even if successful, it would probably dissipate again before long.

Imparting enlightenment is like pouring water into a bamboo basket—the faster you pour, the faster it leaks.

If the former cannot keep up with the latter, success is forever impossible. This Zhang Feng not only succeeded but also made it take seven steps—truly formidable skill.

Approaching, he touched it with his palm.

With a stir of his primordial spirit, a thought surged in.

In an instant, Zhang Xuan seemed to fall into a pitch-black, lightless environment, unable to see his hand in front of his face, and even his divine sense could not extend outward.

With a gentle tap, a beam of light shone from his fingertip. But before the radiance could fully spread, he felt a tremendous suction force ceaselessly devouring the surrounding light.

As if surrounded by starstone, the flame could only flicker at his fingertip, unable to illuminate any farther.

Huff!

With a flicker of his mind, his primordial spirit returned to his physical body. Opening his eyes again, Zhang Xuan let out a breath.

It was indeed difficult, several times harder than the previous Awakening Guild test. Even with his current strength, it wouldn't be easy to accomplish.

"How is it?" Luo Xuanqing looked over.

"Could you take me to see the books on eight-star spirit awakeners? I have some doubts that I can't resolve for now; I need to read books to solve them."

After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Xuan said.

He had only read books at the seven-star level so far, and hadn't systematically studied the eight-star ones.

As long as he had enough books to read, condensing a Heaven's Path technique and becoming a so-called holy son should be easily accomplished.

"Read books?" Luo Xuanqing smiled slightly. "Once you pass the eight-star assessment and become an eight-star spirit awakener, you can read whatever books you like without restrictions. How about this: you go ahead first; I happen to have some matters to attend to..."

"Alright!" Hearing it was simple, Zhang Xuan said no more and walked into the guild.

This place was somewhat similar to the formation master assessment point from before—few people around, appearing quite desolate. Soon, he reached the front desk, took out his badge from the attendant, and handed it over.

"Master Zhang, this way, please!"

The attendant was a girl in her twenties, who became quite enthusiastic after learning his identity. She quickly led him to the vicinity of the library.

"All the books related to seven-star spirit awakeners are here... There are many. If you need to look up anything, just let me know in advance, and I can help you find it..."

"No need, thank you!"

With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan ignored the girl and walked straight in.

The guild in Qingyuan City was relatively low-level, with fewer books. Before taking the eight-star assessment, he wanted to read more seven-star books to solidify his knowledge base.

Entering the room, he indeed saw countless books standing before him.

"Flaws!"

He willed it.

Rustle!

The books appeared in his mind one after another.

"Hmm? Why is the speed faster than before?"

Zhang Xuan was startled.

Previously, when his gaze swept over, he could also collect them, but there was always some lag. That is, when his eyes swept across three rows of bookshelves, the library would generate at most two rows.

But now, looking at three rows generated three rows—the speed was more than a third faster.

"The library hasn't changed, and I haven't fainted. It shouldn't be a transformation."

Thoughts flickered incessantly in his mind.

After meeting Luo Ruoxi at the Master Academy, the library had undergone a transformation; previously, he had to touch books with his hand to store them, but after the change, merely looking at them sufficed.

This drastic change had caused him to fall into a coma for three full days. Now, without such an occurrence, the speed of book collection had increased... What was going on?

"Could it be..."

His eyes flickered.

After much thought, there was only one reason...

That was... destroying the Heavenly Fate Master Guild!

Destroying a den that peeped at the Heavenly Dao was equivalent to destroying a criminal gang, a malignant tumor... Could the increased speed be related to this?

"Could it be that messing with Heavenly Fate Masters brings rewards?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Although the Library of Heaven's Path was already heaven-defying, if it could advance again, it would greatly benefit his strength.

"It seems I need to find more opportunities to destroy a few Heavenly Fate Master Guilds in the future..."

He nodded to himself.

Of course, this was just speculation; whether it was the real reason needed verification.

The speed of reading increased; books that originally took three hours to finish were now fully recorded in his mind in two hours, becoming his knowledge.

Returning to the hall, he found a service staff.

"I wish to take the examination for Eight-Star Spirit Awakener. What steps are required?"

To view books of the eight-star level, one must first pass the corresponding examination.

"Eight-Star Spirit Awakener?"

The girl's eyes showed surprise, then she nodded: "The Spirit Awakener examination is very simple, unlike alchemists or artifact refiners, those upper-nine-rank professions. It only requires awakening a level-eight basic puppet in front of an elder."

"Thank you for your trouble!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The girl led the way, and soon they arrived at a hall.

The elder in charge of the examination was an old man in his sixties, already at the eight-star level.

The puppet was somewhat similar to the one he had seen in Qingyuan City, with a simple structure, testing one's comprehension of the Spirit Awakener profession. Approaching it, Zhang Xuan placed his palm on it.

His primordial spirit flickered, and a thought entered the puppet; before long, it was fully ignited.

This level-eight puppet was of the lowest grade, like the formation he had set during the eight-star formation master examination. As long as one had the ability to break through, it could be passed smoothly.

"Here is your eight-star badge!"

The elder was also surprised that this person passed the examination on the first try, and soon applied for the badge and handed it over.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to the location of the eight-star Spirit Awakener books to continue reading.

Three hours later, he walked out of the room.

Though tired, he had fully mastered all the eight-star Spirit Awakener techniques, and his comprehension of this profession had smoothly reached the eight-star peak level.

"Master Zhang, how did it go?"

As soon as he left the library, he saw Luo Xuanqing approaching.

"Well, as expected..."

Zhang Xuan nodded and replied, then suddenly stopped, staring ahead in shock: "This... what's going on?"

Before him, the hall that had been magnificent and towering three hours ago was now collapsed, with white smoke rising everywhere.

"Oh... I asked Elder Zhao of the guild to help stabilize my primordial spirit... Who knew his methods were too weak, causing my primordial spirit to burst out and I couldn't control it... and this happened!"

Scratching his head, Luo Xuanqing said with slight embarrassment.

"Stabilizing the primordial spirit... can cause this?"

Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.

Earlier, when this guy said he had some business at the Spirit Awakener Guild, he had guessed he might be seeking help to stabilize his primordial spirit in order to break through the Void Tribulation... He thought it would be simple, but never dreamed he would still dismantle the hall...

Couldn't he go anywhere without causing destruction? Doing this was very embarrassing, you know?

"It's all because this hall was poorly designed, the construction wasn't sturdy..."

Waving his hand, Luo Xuanqing snorted, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Luo Xuanqing, have you no shame?"

Before he finished speaking, an angry shout rang out, and then several people walked over furiously.

The one in front was a young man, about twenty-eight or twenty-nine, with features somewhat similar to Zhang Chun.

"Zhang Feng, what do you mean?"

"You've come twice, and both times it's ended like this. From today on, the Spirit Awakener Guild no longer welcomes you. If you dare set foot here again, don't blame us for being rude..."

Zhang Feng said through gritted teeth.

"Rude? Your guild's building quality is too poor. What's it got to do with me?" Luo Xuanqing snorted.

"You still have the nerve to say that... If your primordial spirit hadn't been out of control, would this have happened? You're a complete destroyer!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Feng stepped forward: "I now issue the Spirit Awakener Guild's [Sacred Son Decree]... If you ever set foot here again, all Spirit Awakeners may attack directly, showing no mercy."